Fountain brush with separate handle, container, and brush base



Aprl] 10, 1951 D. KUMPMAN FOUNTAIN BRUSH WITH SEPARATE HANDLE,CONTAINER, AND BRUSH BASE Filed Agg.

INVENTOR. DAN/5L KUMPMAA/ Arm/@4945 Patented Apr. 10, 1951 FOUNTAINBRUSH WITH SEPARATE HAN- DLE, CONTAINER, AND BRUSH BASE Daniel Kumpman,Dover, N. J. y Application August 1, 1947, Serial No. 765,461

8 Claim 1 This invention relates to brushes and more particularly tofountain brushes adapted to dispense a cleansing liquid while beingmanipulated.

The comparatively restricted use of fountain brushes up to the presenthas been due partly to the problem of maintenance.

It is an object of the present invention to form a fountain brush inwhich maintenance will be simplified.

A further object is to provide a fountain brush which may besterilizedin the manner commonly employed for such tools.

Another object is to apply the cleansing material such as soap dissolvedin water in uniform manner over the bristles.

It is likewise an object to provide a fountain brush adapted to the useof soap remnants or to any of the many forms in which it is marketed.

Other objects of this invention will become apparent in the course ofthe following specif cation.

In the accomplishment of these objectives the brush has been constructedin three parts consisting of a container with perforated bottom, a brushbase carrying the bristles which may be att c e o e the perfo a ed ottoa handle member providing special cover for the container,

- as well as means for manipulating the brush. A

grating along the top of the special cover interspersed with openingsleading to the container low nab es a s ap o b ra ed the e therebyfacilitating the formation of suds, Vilith the brush base. inserted overthe perforated bottom of the container. the handle member with special.cover inserted'over the open top of the -.container and secured to thebrush base; and

soap fragments inserted as shown, water may be added by hose or othermeans obviating the need for interrupting the washing operation.Perforations in the base of the container coacting with perforationsformed in the brush base in the vicinity of the bristle tufts carry thesoap laden water from the container for distribution over the bristles.and container after removal may be cleaned and maintained in operablecondition by running water. On the other hand, where the water force isinsufficient to open clogged pores, other means may be employed andapplied to either member from the top or bottom. Ability to remove thebrush base and container aids in drying both and while soap itself is apurifying element, sterilization may be resorted to if desired.

The invention will appear more clearly from Both the brush basethefollowing detailed description when taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, showing by way of example a preferred embodimentof the invention.

Figure'l is a side elevational View of the fountainbrush constructed inaccordance with the principles of this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the brush in Figure 1. v

Figure 3 is a sectional, View through the line 3-3 of Figure 1. t

Figure 4 is a sectional viewthrough the line 4-4 of Figure 2. r

Referring now in greater detail to the draw ings in which like referencenume'rals indicate like parts, reference numeral It indicates the hownfountain brushfll the-container, 12 the handle bers l6 and ll of thecontainer ll provideuelets for excess water.

, The handle member 12 isformed integral with 1 the cover 18; opposingsides 2! and 38, and back 2, adapted t fi e e the. o n to .j ppp. i gsides [6 and lLandone endjof contailil I with ra ce? 5 c t e nt ner 11.farmin th i i lQf 991. 1 .5 6.? between W pnos ne ide of each. Raisededges 33 disposed on the cover I8 of the handle member if! serve asedges against which a soap cake may be rubbed, the shavings or flakesfrom which fall into the container ll through apertures l9 formed on oneside of the raised edges 33. The inside surface portions of the opposingside members 2'! and 28 (Fig. 3) at the base are adapted to be snappedover the edges of the subsequently described brush base l3.Substantially horizontal grooves 38 at the bottom of each of theopposing side members 21 and 28 on the inside surface portions areadapted to co-act with protuberances 24 along the edges of the brushbase l3 to provide additional fastening means.

The brush base l3 with bristle tufts 22 disposed along the bottomsurface portion thereof is adapted, as previously shown to support thecontainer I I along the lines of contact provided by the protuberances26 of the container H. At the front, the brush base is curved upwardlyadapted to be fitted against the top edge of the cover 18 as shown byreference numeral 25 (Figs. 1 and 4). A recess 3| in the base of thehandle member 12 is formed at the back to co-act with the projection 32along the back edge of the brush base 13 to provide a means forsupporting the latter at that point by the handle member 12. tures 23 inthe brush base l3 permit the soap laden water, passing from thecontainer I! through the perforations 2| to reach the vicinity of thebristle tufts 22.

It is apparent the specific illustration above or intent of theinvention, all of which variations and modifications are to be includedwithin the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A fountain brush comprising a container, a separate handle member,and a separate, perforated brush base, said container comprising an opentop, opposing sides, opposing ends, and a base having perforationsformed therein, said handle member comprising a top surface por tion,opposing sides and, a back attached to said opposing sides and adaptedto be fitted over said container, said brush base being supported alongthe bottoms of said opposing sides of said handle member, said brushbase further being fitted into the front end of said top surface portionand the base of the back of said handle member,

and bristle tufts disposed on bottom surface portion of said brush base.

2. A fountain brush according to claim 1 in which said top surfaceportion of said handle member is characterized by at least oneprotuberance integral with said handle member and serving as a rubbingedge, and by at least one aperture which serves as an intake into saidcon-' Aperbers of said container, a backv surface portion attached tosaid top surface portion, and a handlc attached to said back surfaceportion, said fountain brush further comprising a perforated brush baseattached between inside surface portions at the base of said opposingside members, a free edge of said top surface portion and the base ofsaid back surface portion of said handle member.

4. A fountain brush according to claim 3 in which said top surfaceportion fitted over the open top of said container is characterized byat least one raised edge transversely disposed on said top surfaceportion and at least one aperture through said top surface portion toco-act with said raised edge.

5. A fountain brush according to claim 3 in which said opposing sidemembers of said handle member are characterized by grooves formed alongat least a portion of the inside surface portions thereof substantiallyat the base, and in which co-acting protuberances are formed along theoutside longitudinal edges of said brush base.

6. A fountain brush according to claim 3 in which the free edge of saidtop surface portion of said handle member and the top edge of said brushbase are characterized by a co-acting projection and recess.

'7. A fountain brush according to claim 3 in which at least a part ofthe edge of said brush base at the back and the inside surface portionof said back surface portion of said handle member at the bottom arecharacterized by a coacting projection and recess.

8. A fountain brush according to claim 3 in which said opposing sidemembers of said open top container are characterized by at least one cutout portion along the top edges thereof.

DANIEL KUMPMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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